Table 2: Correlation of TBX2, CHK2, and p53 expression levels with clinicopathological variables in MPNST.

 

Clinical

parameters

 

 

TBX2

 

 

CHK2

 

 

p53

 

High  expression

 

Low expression

 

χ2

 

P

 

High  expression

 

Low expression

 

χ2

 

P

 

High  expression

 

Low expression

 

χ2

 

P

Gender

 

 

0.332

0.565

 

 

0.115

0.735

 

 

0.094

0.759

Male (35)

20

15

 

 

16

19

 

 

10

25

 

 

Female (28)

18

10

 

14

14

 

9

19

 

Age

 

 

0.653

0.419

 

 

0.050

0.824

 

 

0.018

0.893

>=40 years (39)

22

17

 

 

19

20

 

 

12

27

 

 

<40 years (24)

16

8

 

11

13

 

7

17

 

NF1

No (58)

Yes (5)

Tumor site

 

33

5

 

25

0

3.573

 

 

5.621

0.059

 

 

0.060

 

27

3

 

31

2

0.334

 

 

0.295

0.563

 

 

0.863

 

17

2

 

41

3

0.250

 

 

1.208

0.617

 

 

0.547

Head and neck (10)

3

7

 

 

4

6

 

 

4

6

 

 

 

 

Trunk (26)

19

7

 

13

13

 

6

20

 

Extremity (27)

16

11

 

13

14

 

9

18

 

Tumor size

 

 

0.239

0.887

 

 

0.890

0.641

 

 

3.651

0.161

<5cm (24)

14

10

 

 

13

11

 

 

4

20

 

 

5-10cm (22)

14

8

 

9

13

 

9

13

 

>10cm (16)

9

7

 

7

9

 

6

10

 

AJCC stage

 

 

13.761

0.003

 

 

2.470

0.481

 

 

0.991

0.803

Ⅰ-Ⅱ (39)

Ⅲ-Ⅳ (21)

16

19

23

2

 

 

19

8

20

13

 

 

11

6

28

15

 

 

Radiotherapy

 

 

1.841

0.175

 

 

0.322

0.571

 

 

0.105

0.746

Yes (25)

18

7

 

 

11

14

 

 

7

18

 

 

No (33)

18

15

 

17

16

 

8

25

 

Chemotherapy

 

 

0.070

0.792

 

 

0.244

0.621

 

 

1.266

0.261

Yes (25)

16

9

 

 

13

12

 

 

5

20

 

 

No (33)

20

13

 

15

18

 

11

22

 

Surgical type

 

 

2.797

0.094

 

 

0.249

0.618

 

 

0.285

0.593

Wide resection (40)

21

19

 

 

20

20

 

 

13

27

 

 

Subtotal resection (23)

17

6

 

10

13

 

6

17

 

Recurrence

 

 

4.291

0.038

 

 

1.046

0.306

 

 

0.001

0.971

Yes (40)

28

12

 

 

21

19

 

 

12

28

 

 

No (23)

10

13

 

9

14

 

7

16

 

Metastasis

 

 

15.918

0.000

 

 

0.088

0.767

 

 

0.018

0.893

Yes (24)

22

2

 

 

12

12

 

 

7

17

 

 

No (39)

16

23

 

18

21

 

12

27